Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
THE TRIPLE FIGHT.
Political Prophets Are NenpIussed at
Yesterdays Vote and Make no
Further Predictions.
The Talk of q Dark Horse Grows and Three
Four Steeds Stand Ready
to Run.
ALL TORN UP.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 27.-The Tween
tieth Texas Legisl sture is ali torn up.
No one seems to have any faith in politi
Cal prophesy tonight. There appears to
be as many different opinions as to the
outcome of the senatorial fight as there
are members OF the two Houses. To
those not biased in favor of any of the
candidates for the Maxey succession, the
present triangular deadlock gives no
sign of being broken, and
DARK HORSE FINALE
seems more than probable.
The partisan predictions of last night
failed to materialize to any extent to-day.
Reagan virtually secured no advantage
over his position of yesterday, Ireland did
not win the big Knights of Labor
contingent so loudly talked of last night
and pass Maxey. Maxey made a sort
of superficial squirt st the start but had
dust thrown in his eyes at the first
quarter. and tonight the indications are
that the big cOppers might as well be
produced to lay on
HIS POLITICAL EYELIDS,
and the winding sheet unfolded. The
rattles of death break on the ears Of
| his friends, and premonitory evidences
of mourning are visible. But the bal
ance of the crowd are no better off.
There are many who think TerrelPs
chances as good as any one of the three
rivals if he is properly groomed snd
again put on the track at the right time,
The Ireland forces declare that they are
here to stay with their thirty four votes
as long as either Reagan or Maxey is in
the field. Their leader, Senator Pope,
expressed their attitude to THE GAZETTE
correspondent as follows: "YOu can
say that the Ireland men will stand as
solid phalanX. Our motto is, never
surrender, but die in the last ditch. II
MaXey is elected he must get his needful
votes from Reagan IT Reagan wins it
must be through detection from Maxey."
Many Of the members are becoming
annoyed because of virtually
NO WORK BEING DONE
in the way of legislation.
The Ireland men, in order to prevent a
stampede of enough votes from either of
the other candidates to elect one of them
and get back to work, have concluded to
attempt to carry an adjournment after one
ballot a day and then proceed to regular
business. They count on enough from
their opponents to enforce this pro
gramme.
MaXey surprised everybody on the first
ballot to-day by going seven votes to the
front, with total of 81. His friends
showed aJ once lack of confidence in
THE STICKING QUALITIES
of the reinforcements, and moved that
the Senate withdraw, the object being to
dissolve the JOINT convention for the day.
On the roll call they were defeated, and
five more ballots were taken, the final
one-the tenth of the joint session-show-
ing Reagan at the greatest strength of
the fight, S. But it was plainly evident
that at least two of these were
NOT GIVEN FOR KEEPS
and would scatter on the next test. His
friends were shrewd enough to discover
that it was time to stop the deal, and the
Ireland men were willing to take chance
to catch their breath, so the Senate voted
to withdraw and in few minutes both
houses adjourned till 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row.
1t is plainly to be seen that many of the
members of the Legislature are voting
without heart or enthusiasm. 1t is not
that they love one man more but that
they dislike some one else.
THEY WANT DARK HORSE,
some say Dave Culberson, some Seth
Shepherd, some Olin Wellborn and others,
the kid element, are for Gibbs. It need
surprise no one if the sable steeds are
brought out tomorrow; but the time may
be deferred day. One senetor predict
ed tonight that to-day will
not see the question settled
There are grand rallyings at the
different caucus ropms tonight, while
scouts can be seen lodging in and out
plotting members and Senators clear of
opposing forces.
Ex-Governor Ireland is the only one of
the three Candidates that can be seen in
the public resorts He seems to be par
ticularly interested in the welfare of
NEW MEMBERS IN THE LOBBY
of the Driskill MaxeY and Reagan are
both closeted with their Heutenants In
the inner temples of their caucus rooms.